Allen University Top Questions

To all students and guardians. Before enrolling your child into any kind of college/university, there are certain produres that you must go through to comfort your undergradate child. For instance, go to the university and keep an update on the school and what they do. In addition, how the dorms look on the inside and what kind of activities they have for students on campus. Just get a good fill on the university by gathering as much information that would be in most comfort of your enrolling child.

The advice that I would give to future college students and their parents would be to research each prospective school and then decide. I would advise parents to find out about on and off- campus housing and financial aid before attending. Also, campus visits are very good to go on especially if the students or their family has never visited the area. Look into clubs, athletics, and fraternities/ sororities (not sure of spelling) for further interest. Another great thing would be to look for is; scholarships because loans are always going to be there.

You should compose a list of things you believe your ideal college should attain. From a suitible financial cost, extra-curricular activities to post-graduate services. Visit all your prospects colleges more than once. Ask a ton of questions not only about the school, but the professors. Do they primarily teach there or at another university (it'll make it harder to schedule meetings in most cases.) Ask to see the dorm facilities. Find out if everyone has a thermostat in their own room or if there's only one for each floor?

I would advise doing as much research about the school as possible, which means vistiting the campus as well. I would also advise having an open minde when searching for a school. I choose a school that wasnt even on my list, which has turned out to the best school for me even with its flaws. As for getting the most of the college experience, I would advise getting envovled with many different extra things, such as tutoring, researching, student government, and frats and soros. Remembering that you the student will make the school and not the school making you is the key.

The advice I would give parents/ students about finding the right college is to make ure the college is going to be able to fit why you are going to school. Many people choose specific colleges because of the location, wether its getting away from home or staying home. Also that they are there to get a good education not to fit in, because many students now tend to what a sense of belongingness to a certain group of people, but if you are yourself then friends will come. The college experience will come, infact it already began when your parents dropped you off to go, don't be in a rush to find that experience because it will either make you or break you.